Created by Michael Adams, author of The Murder Squad and Hanging Ned Kelly, Forgotten Australia delves deep into bloody crimes, dark histories, unsolved mysteries, eccentric personalities and bizarre happenings that are almost always stranger than fiction. Each episode brings to life people and events that were once known to everyone but are now barely remembered by anyone. Based on intensive original research, Forgotten Australia is crafted with a novelist’s eye for character and detail to ...
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They'll Never Hold Me – Exclusive Audiobook Excerpt
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My new book, They'll Never Hold Me, which chronicles the life, times and crimes of Long Bay Gaol escapee Kevin John Simmonds, has just been released as an audio book. I'm pleased to present this exclusive excerpt, which comprises the prologue and first two chapters. The full version is available right now via this product page, which offers all the…
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Arizona Ryan and the Sydney Shootout – Part Two
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Who was this good guy with a gun? We delve into life of American cowboy Albert “Arizona” Ryan, who became a celebrity in 1919 in Australia after killing a man to end a Sydney siege. Hear how Arizona, like Dirty Harry, had a history of trigger-happy vigilantism, and how, like Dirty John, his creepy marriage to a wealthy woman came to a violent end. …
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Arizona Ryan and the Sydney Shootout – Part One
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In 1919, in the Sydney slum of Surry Hills, a Chinese gunman shot more than a dozen people, triggering a dramatic police siege that was only ended by the violent intervention of a lone American vigilante. But who was this self-styled cowboy with the six-shooter? Check out my new book, They’ll Never Hold Me https://affirmpress.com.au/author/61917 Su…
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To Live & Die in D.C. – Part Five: A Forensic Furore
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With their suspect in custody, D.C. detectives still can’t celebrate because in Washington in 1972 seven out of every ten murderers go free. Forty years after the verdicts in these murder trials, the FBI will make a bombshell forensic revelation to cast doubt on whether justice was done. Check out my new book, They’ll Never Hold Me https://affirmpr…
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To Live & Die in D.C. – Part Four: A Killer Named Goliath
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With another Washington woman murdered in identical circumstances to Sherry and Sharan, D.C. detectives finally have a suspect – but can they find the disturbed man who stalks the D.C. streets, hides in apartments and calls himself ‘Goliath’? Check out my new book, They’ll Never Hold Me https://affirmpress.com.au/author/61917 Support Forgotten Aust…
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To Live & Die in D.C. – Part Three: Dead Ends and Another Dead Woman
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Despite the best efforts of D.C. detectives and Sydney cops – including Senior Constable Roger Rogerson – Sherry and Sharan’s killer remains at large. When a breakthrough comes, it’ll be in the worst possible circumstances. To pre-order They'll Never Hold Me: https://affirmpress.com.au/browse/book/Michael-Adams-They%27ll-Never-Hold-Me-9781923046474…
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To Live & Die in D.C. – Part Two: A Race Against Time
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Sherry Frahm and Sharan Tapp settle into living and working in Washington. But it’s dangerous being a counter girl in a McDonald’s during D.C.’s ever-bloodier wave of senseless murders. The five-part miniseries is based on information unearthed in Australian government archives, US court transcripts, American and Australian historic newspaper artic…
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To Live & Die in D.C. – Part One: Two Aussie Girls
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In November 1971, at the exact moment that Prime Minister Billy McMahon’s wife Sonia stepped out in her infamously revealing dress at a White House dinner, Australian embassy officials in Washington were thrust into the first crucial hours of a serial killer investigation. Two young women had just been found murdered in a nearby apartment and D.C. …
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The Rise of Roger Rogerson – Part Two: Men Died Because of What He Did
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How was the 1976 case of armed robber Phillip Western a prototype for the “Green Light” that’d soon be given to Neddy Smith? Continuing our in-depth interview, veteran journalist Neil Mercer explains how Roger Rogerson perverting the legal system for profit resulted in a forgotten murder and set the scene for future bloodbaths. Be sure to read Neil…
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The Rise of Roger Rogerson – Part One: All Hell Broke Loose
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How did a hero detective become Australia’s most notoriously corrupt killer cop? In an in-depth conversation, veteran journalist Neil Mercer talks about the Rogerson he interviewed and investigated, starting with their first meeting in 1982. Be sure to read Neil Mercer’s new book, The Kingpin and the Crooked Cop: The Definitive Inside Story of Nedd…
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The Boys of Death Row – Part Six: Lives Hanging in the Balance
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A new murder committed by a 17-year-old brings the tally of boys on Death Row to ten. From April 1936 onwards, the NSW government has to decide who’ll live and who’ll die. With time running out in one case, they rush towards a ‘ghastly mistake’, while in another what they decide will lead to another murder more than 50 years later in Queensland. To…
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The Boys of Death Row – Part Five: The Defence of Consent
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In March 1936, a young Italian woman testifies against her seven rapists in open court, speaking bravely against their claims she’d consented to their violent group assault. To support the show: Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia Check out my books: (there’s a new one…) They’ll Never Hold…
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The Boys of Death Row – Part Four: A Murderer About Town
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In the lazy days between Christmas and New Year in Wagga Wagga in 1935, a 17-year-old boy spends the festive season indulging in romantic fakery, prepared to defend his deception with cold-blooded murder. To support the show: Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia Check out my books: (there’s…
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The Boys of Death Row – Part Three: The Hooded Bandit
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Another young criminal faces the ultimate penalty after being convicted of shooting a man during a Sydney railway robbery. But is the Hooded Bandit about to be hanged because the government is making a ghastly legal mistake? To support the show: Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia Check ou…
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The Boys of Death Row – Part Two: The Calmest Killer
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With Monty Henwood’s 17-year-old alleged killer in custody, police are amazed by the youth’s calm confessions… even though they might see him sentenced to death. *Part two of The Boys of Death Row. The whole miniseries is available ad-free and early to supporters. Parts three to six on general release over the next three weeks.* To support the show…
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The Boys of Death Row – Part One: A Body on the Line
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On a Monday morning in November 1935, a battered man is found dead beside railway tracks in the Blue Mountains. The victim is revered and his death is a mystery. But Sydney police, led by murder expert Detective-Sergeant Tom McRae, are soon on the trail of a young killer. *Part one of The Boys of Death Row. The whole miniseries is available ad-free…
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Originally released in 2019, this episode tells the story of a Saturday night stick-up in Sydney that went very, very wrong – leaving a mystery that has endured for nearly a century. My upcoming miniseries will include the similar case of “The Hooded Bandit”, along with other crimes that shocked Australia in 1935-1936. It'll be with you very soon! …
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The Forgotten Man – Part Four: The Truth
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One of Australia’s most respected journalists tells us about his early career on Sydney tabloid The Sun and how he got an exclusive interview with The Forgotten Man to ask the question: ‘Did you do it?’ To support the show: Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia Email: forgottenaustraliapodca…
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The Forgotten Man – Part Three: The Trial
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The man accused of John Smillie’s murder finally has his day in court. But the verdict won’t settle the haunting question of his guilt or innocence. To support the show: Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com Check out my books: Hanging Ned Kelly @ D…
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The Forgotten Man – Part Two: The Accused
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Following new information, received six months after the murder of John Smillie, detectives from Sydney’s CIB swoop on their suspect. What happens next is decried as a travesty of justice. To support the show: Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com C…
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The Forgotten Man – Part One: The Murder
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In September 1935, John Smillie was shot dead in his taxi in western Sydney. Who had murdered this war veteran, loving husband and doting father? Was it a robbery gone wrong? A maniac with a grudge against cabbies? Or was he the victim of mistaken identity in a vicious gangland war? The Forgotten Man is an incredible tale of murder and mystery, fac…
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The Comic Book Killer
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From 1946, Sydney’s Leonard Lawson was a hero to kids for creating the comic book The Lone Avenger. But in reality the young artist was a psychopathic villain responsible for crimes far more terrible than anything in his stories. For five decades, Lawson would outrage the nation by destroying innocent lives and making a mockery of the law’s ability…
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Weachurch: Werewolf of Pentridge – Part Three
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A year after he's 'disappeared' into a solitary cage at Pentridge, Weachurch makes a last stab at freedom... and leaves behind a haunting legacy of resistance to injustice. Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com Check out my books: Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185 The M…
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Weachurch: Werewolf of Pentridge – Part Two
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With Weachurch’s pleas for justice ignored and obstructed as he has punishments piled upon him illegally, he takes desperate action against him enemies again... and again... and again. This never-before-told story is based on extensive research in archival files. It’s made possible by Ancestry’s sponsorship and by supporter contributions. Apple - h…
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